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Lawyers want Suhakam to review Hamid Sultan's suspension

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A group of lawyers has petitioned for the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) to review the validity of the suspension of former Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer.

The 15 lawyers are seeking for the human rights body to re-examine the constitutionality of the suspension of Hamid Sultan, who previously raised allegations of misconduct in the judiciary.

On Feb 4, the Judges Ethics Committee (JEC)...

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